I apologise that this edition is somewhat late, The pressure of not working is poor for productivity!!!
In this piece of nonsense I usually talk about the Reunion and what a success it was. The 2001 Reunion was a great success, we had the usual mix of old faces mixed with new and that is what makes it such fun.

The 2002 Reunion is to take place on 26th & 27th October the weekend ‘as our esteemed Chairman has said’ that the clocks go back, and already there are number of ‘new’ faces who say that they are going to be there. Write it into your diaries now and book your place. 

Jonathon Russell has agreed to officiate at the Sunday Eucharist and it will be good to see him back at a reunion after an absence of several years. 

Some of you may know that Rachel Gunter, who should have been Chairman last year and this, had to stand down for health and personal reasons. You may like to know that at her last hospital check-up she was given the all clear and hopes to be with us in October. News also of John Tanner jgnt@hotmail.com who has recently undergone surgery to fit a new knee. We wish them both well.

I have had an e-mail from Cliff Wallington cliff_janetw@msn.com who tells me that he is extremely busy with charity work but is hoping to be at the 2003 reunion which is the golden jubilee of the founding of the Old Michaelian Association.

News also of Gillian Dobbs (now Collins) collinsgill@hotmail.com who was an early Michaelian and who is now retired and lives on the beautiful North Island of New Zealand. 

Sad news has come from James and Susan Darby wes@tinyonline.co.uk that Arthur Darby died 6th December 2001. 
Susan writes - Just a note to let you know that James' brother Arthur died very suddenly on December 6th, the funeral was yesterday in Leicester. He was at St. Michaels for a time before James. He was 6 years older than James. I think he went to an OM weekend a few years ago. 
Our condolences go to the family.

Five Michaelian’s from whom we have heard little recently visited the guest-page of the website within two days of each other, Ian and Dave Calder, Roy and Mike Nairn and Paul Wallace Whitfield.

Paul writes - Greetings! I am Paul Wallace-Whitfield. I am Vincent and Kenny's younger brother, and (for identification purposes) I am the 6th from the left, bottom row (seated) in the 1966 panoramic photograph. 
Vincent told me of the existence of your website, and when I visited it and looked at the photographs - particularly the 1966 Panoramic - the memories came flooding back. I was friends with Graeme Allardyce, Laurie Sharpe alias "Truck Blunt", and Justin Grant, to name a few, and I remember a number of others, who were not in my class, such as James Beech, Ibrahim Shagluf, Enrico Luigi Valvone, and Alastair Duke. I played football for the school, and appeared (along with my brother, Kenneth) as one of The Twins, in the school's production of "Peter Pan" that year (1966-67). I would appreciate hearing from anyone interested in dropping me a line.

Roy Writes - Hello all, I am Roy Nairn 1955-1964 
I am now living Cyprus, about 5 miles out of Paphos, with my 2 dogs, Pongo (Dalmatian) & Notis (Cocker Spaniel, named after a great Greek Singer) I hope my email will be attached, so anybody visiting the Island of Aphrodites let me know.

Ian Writes - Hi there....... I have just been told about the website for the old school I went to.... St.Michael’s School.
I left there in 1972 being one of the last pupils to be at the school. I first went there in 1962 so I spent 10 years of my life there. I have lots of memories of the school and still have loads of pictures of the place and old friends. 
I have been driving HGV trucks since I started work but 3 years ago I underwent a liver transplant and now just work in the transport office at the company I work for.
I hope to be getting married next year to my girlfriend whom I met over the internet; she is American.

Good to hear from them and we hope that they may join the OMA.